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WorksheetsBlack History Month Crossword
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?
Ruby Bridges
Hattie McDaniel
Aretha Franklin
Oprah Winfrey
I created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Who am I?
Patricia Bath
Madam C.J. Walker
Mary Mahoney
Alexa Canady
I was a prominent African-American scientist and inventor. I am best known for the many uses I devised for the peanut. Who am I?
George Washington Carver
Percy Julian
Ben Carson
MIchael Jackson
What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Charley Pride
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Colin Powell
Segregation laws .......
made sure children went to school.
kept black people and white people separate.
made sure all people could vote.
kept people from driving too fast.
I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights. I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star. I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.
Frederick Douglass
Michael Jackson
Booker T. Washington
Michael Jordan
Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?
Charles G. Woodson, 1926
Woody Charles, 1936
Who is the "Father of Black History?"
Frederick Douglass
Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter G. Woodson
Abraham Lincoln
Rosa Parks became famous because she...
was the first black woman elected as governor.
wrote the Constitution of the United States.
refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white man.
led her fellow slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American
pilot in the US military.
to become president of the United States.
play in Major League Baseball.
discover peanut butter.
What is the significance of Black History Month?
To celebrate African American achievements
To commemorate the end of slavery
To honor all American presidents
To mark the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement
Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Maya Angelou
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
Zora Neale Hurston
Which event is often considered the start of the Civil Rights Movement?
The March on Washington
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Selma to Montgomery March
The Greensboro Sit-ins
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
William Hastie
Constance Baker Motley
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A political movement
A cultural and artistic explosion
A military campaign
A scientific discovery
Who was known as the 'Moses of her people' for her work with the Underground Railroad?
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Ida B. Wells
Mary McLeod Bethune
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Sidney Poitier
Hattie McDaniel
Denzel Washington
Halle Berry
What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides during the Civil Rights Movement?
To protest segregated buses
To promote voting rights
To end school segregation
To support labor rights
Who was the leader of the Nation of Islam during the 1960s?
Malcolm X
Elijah Muhammad
Louis Farrakhan
Marcus Garvey
Which African American athlete broke the color barrier in professional golf?
Tiger Woods
Charlie Sifford
Lee Elder
Althea Gibson
What was the main goal of the NAACP when it was founded in 1909?
To promote African American businesses
To fight for civil rights and end racial discrimination
To support African American artists
To provide scholarships for African American students
Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Barbara Jordan
Carol Moseley Braun
Kamala Harris
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It ended the Civil War
It freed slaves in Confederate states
It granted women the right to vote
It established the U.S. Constitution
